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Holocentridae

Actinopteri - Holocentriformes - Holocentridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Holocentridae Richardson
1963Holocentridae Jordan p. 673
1964Holocentridae Patterson p. 218
1966Holocentridae Casier p. 177
1990Holocentridae Nolf and Dockery III p. 8
2007Holocentridae Schwarzhans p. 333
2011Holocentridae Schwarzhans and Bratischko p. 98
2013Holocentridae Betancur et al.
2014Holocentridae Bannikov p. 26
2014Holocentridae Carnevale et al. p. 42
2016Holocentridae Nelson et al. p. 304
2019Holocentridae Ebersole et al. p. 194

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Holocentrimorphaceae
orderHolocentriformes
familyHolocentridaeRichardson 1846
familyHolocentridaeRichardson 1846

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Holocentridae Richardson 1846
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G. †Berybolcensis Sorbini 1984
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G. †Eoholocentrum Sorbini and Tirapelle 1975
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†Eoholocentrum macrocephalum Blainville 1818
G. †Holocentridarum Unknown
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†Holocentridarum palasulcatus Schwarzhans 1980
†Holocentridarum ventriosus Schwarzhans 1980
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G. Adioryx Starks 1908
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†Adioryx amplus Schwarzhans 1980
†Adioryx ostialis Steurbaut 1979
G. †Holocentronotus Schwarzhans 2010
G. Holocentrus Gronovius 1763
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†Holocentrum pygaeum Agassiz 1834
†Holocentrum pygmaeum Agassiz 1839
G. †Microcentrum Arambourg 1927
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†Microcentrum melitense Woodward 1887
Subfm. Myripristinae Nelson 1955
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G. Myripristinarum Koken
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G. Myripristis Cuvier 1827
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†Myripristis banatica Weiler 1950
†Myripristis homopterygius Agassiz 1835
Myripristis jacobus Cuvier 1829
†Myripristis leptacanthus Agassiz 1835
†Myripristis priemi Schubert 1916
†Myripristis verus Steurbaut 1979
G. †Naupygus Casier 1966
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Naupygus bucklandi Casier 1966
G. †Paraberyx Casier 1966
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G. †Pelotius Gallo-Da-Silva and De Figueiredo 1999
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†Pelotius hesselae Gallo-Da-Silva and De Figueiredo 1999
G. †Plectroplites Gill 1862
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†Plectroplites subotusus Casier 1966
G. †Tenuicentrum Sorbini 1975
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†Tenuicentrum lanceolatum Bassani 1876
Invalid names: Caproberyginae Patterson 1967 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:44:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:44:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Turonian to the top of the Holocene or 93.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 89.3 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Brazil Pelotius hesselae (221042)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (Kansas) Holocentridae indet. (94652)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Naupygus bucklandi, Myripristis toliapicus (13299)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Berybolcensis leptacanthus, Eoholocentrum macrocephalum, Tenuicentrum lanceolatum (94830)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom Naupygus bucklandi, Paraberyx bowerbanki, Myripristis toliapicus (215472)
Waipawan - Mangaorapan55.8 - 49.5New Zealand (South Island) Holocentronotus amplus (219497)
Mangaorapan53.0 - 49.5New Zealand (South Island) Myripristidae indet., Holocentronotus amplus (219499)
Mangaorapan - Heretaungan53.0 - 46.2New Zealand (South Island) Holocentronotus amplus (219500) Myripristidae indet., Holocentronotus amplus (219501)
Heretaungan49.5 - 46.2New Zealand (South Island) Holocentronotus amplus (219498)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Myripristis sp. (209370 209371)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Myripristis sp. (41888)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany (Lower Saxony,) Holocentrus sheppeyensis (188954)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Louisiana) Myripristis sp. (209378)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (South Island) Adioryx sp., Adioryx amplus (205332) Holocentridarum palasulcatus, Holocentridarum ventriosus (219322) Holocentronotus palasulcatus, Holocentronotus ventriosus (219503)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Myripristis sp. (75638)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France Myripristis priemi (222677)
Chattian - Early/Lower Miocene28.1 - 15.97Greece (Greneva) Myripristis verus (222448)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Indonesia (Maros) Holocentrum sp. (187654)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Venezuela (Paraguana) Myripristis sp. (118106)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Adioryx ostialis, Myripristis verus, Myripristinarum banaticus (220042) Myripristis verus (219196)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Myripristis verus (219197)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Slovakia (Bratislava) Holocentrus sp., Holocentridae indet. (58983)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Czech Republic (Mikulov) Myripristis verus (161993 161994)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Holocentrus weileri, Myripristinarum sp. (178120)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Microcentrum melitense (186631)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria (Oran) Microcentrum melitense (59256)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Jamaica Holocentrus sp. (186673)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands Holocentridae indet. (194995 194997 194999)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Turks and Caicos Islands Holocentrus sp. (209855)